语法填空五月最后冲刺练习阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

1Two ladies living in opposite apartments say “hello” when they meet each other in the corridor. One of them says, “I moved here five years ago, 56 I never met you before. Could I ask your name please?” The other says, “I 57 (be) here for six years. How should I call you?”It seems very ridiculous 58 people living so near don’t know each other for such a long time. However, You can find this kind of story 59 (perform) everywhere. It is the exact 60 (reflect) of interpersonal relationships in the modern world. In the modern world most people live in apartments. They close their doors and never go out as soon as they get home from work. If they live alone, they will kill their time 61 watching TV or reading magazines. They don’t have any connections even with their 62 (close) neighbors, who seem no different from people they meet every day in 63 street.This phenomenon is no good to us, nor to our society. People will feel more and more lonely. The world becomes so indifferent. It’s time that we 64 (take) some measures to improve it. People living in the same place can 65 (organize) to have some activities. We should call on people to be friendly to each other.2What does a beautiful person look like? Well, it depends on whom you ask and 56 they are from.Much like the way people with straight hair want 57 (curl) hair or those with pale skin lie in the sun trying to get a suntan (晒黑), people often find themselves more attractive when 58 (visit) another country.Recently a post went popular on the US question website Quora. It asked, “Have you ever been considered more attractive in a country 59 than your own?”Many replies made 60 clear just how much more attractive they were considered in other country, and why.Lolyta from Indonesia wrote, “In my home country, I am not considered beautiful, 61 when I went to Europe I got a lot of attention.” Pooja Gautam from Nepal shared a similar experience. Women with lighter skin always got more attention than she 62 in her country. But in Poland, she has gotten63 (usual) high levels of attention from locals. “Tanning salons (晒黑沙龙) are a big thing in Polish cities,” she wrote. “Some Polish people find it hard to believe 64 I tell them that many Nepalese people carry 65 (umbrella) on hot, sunny days to stop their skin from turning darker.”3Soon after I got off the ship 56 (fill) with tradesmen from small boats, I was stopped by a man selling diamond rings. I really spent some time 57 (get) rid of him. Then another man 58 (approach) me with some expensive watches and pens, 59 aroused my interest.“Can I have a l ook at the pens?"I asked the man, who immediately handed 60 to me and said, "it's a pen of high quality, sir. It's 61 ￡50, but you can have it for ￡30 as a special favor.”Yet I still thought it was too expensive, so between us there was an 62 (argue) about the price. Finally, I got the pen for ￡5. What a bargain! Only one tenth of the original price! I was wild63 joy, without noticing the seller disappear into the crowd quickly. Then I went back to the ship,64 (extreme) pleased. But this story did not have a happy ending, I couldn't fill the pen with ink and it just didn't work! Even five pounds 65 (be) too much! There was no doubt that I had been fooled by the seller. No wonder he had been in such a hurry to get away!4Advertisements are getting their way into people's lives. People depend 56 advertisers in their daily lives because they are customers. The advertisers are always manufacturers. Sometimes they are salesmen. Their goods needs 57 (advertise) 58 . Thus nearly every product is advertised. To some extent, good advertising means success while bad advertising can mean 58 .There are many ways to advertise and ads come in 59 (difference) forms. Newspapers carry advertisements. Some products are announced on TV and radio 60 have a wide audience. Billboards also carry advertising. Advertising is a big industry now and many agencies are set up to provide a variety of services for 61 .62 , advertising is not always truthful. A product is often misrepresented. The advertiser overstates the benefits of the goods he wants to sell. Thus, he misrepresents 63 truth. The consumer falls victim to such advertising. 64 (million) of people have bought advertised products and they haven’t always 65 (satisfy) .5Michael was driving home late one evening along a busy road. He was so tired 56 he couldn't keep his eyes open and shouldn't really have been driving a car. He drove very 57 (slow) from one side of the road to the other. And soon he could hear a police car behind himThe police car stopped in front of Michael who managed to stop without running into it Then he fell 58 (sleep).A policeman said, "OK, sir. We'd like you 59 ( leave) your car and come to the police station with us."Michael suddenly 60 (wake) up and the police made him get out of his car.At that moment there was a big crash on the opposite side of the road. Two cars had run 61 each other! "Stay here!" the police shouted and ran across to the accident.Michael saw his chance. He escaped and drove home as fast as he could. He put the car in the garage and locked the door. Then he ran into the house and said to his wife "If the police come around,tell 62 I've been ill all day with a cold---I haven't been out and I haven't used the car." Then he ran upstairs and went to bed.Half an hour later 63 police arrived. The wife answered the door and said, “ He 64 (be) ill all day, he hasn't used the car, and he's asleep now' before the police asked anything.“I see, madam,” one of the policemen said. "Can we please look in your garage?"When the policeman opened the garage door the wife got a surprise. There was the police car with the radio on and the blue light 65 (flash).6Koh Tachai is 56 beautiful Thai island. Sandy beaches, blue sea. plenty of sunshine; paradise ... and that's 57 you can't afford to miss it! It's part of the Similan National Park, which attracts too many holidaymakers and divers and this has been 58 (cause) problems.According to Tunya Netithammakul, Director General of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plants Conservation, "we have to close 59 to allow the rehabilitation of the environment both on the island 60 in the sea without being disturbed by tourism activities 61 the damage is beyond repair."Many beautiful spots around the world have paid a high price for their 62 (popular). The Phi Phi Islands, also 63 Thailand, came under pressure after the movieThe Beach, starring Leonardo Di Caprio, was filmed there. The boom in tourism 64 have been good news for local traders but not for the coral reefs, 65 (destroy) by boats' anchors and pollution from motorboats,7Most of us are more focused 4 our tasks in the morning than we are later in the day. So, get an early start and try to be as productive 5 possible before lunch. This will give you the confidence you need to get you through the afternoon and go home feeling accomplished.Recent 6 (study) show that we are far more productive at work if we take short breaks7 (regular). Give your body and brain a rest by stepping outside for8 while, exercising, or dong something you enjoy.If you find something you love doing outside of the office, you’ll be less likel y 9 (bring) your work home. It could be anything-gardening, cooking, music, sports—but whatever it is, 10(make) sure it’s a relief from daily stress rather than another thing to worry about.8One morning, I was waiting at the bus stop, worried about 36.________ (be) late for school.There were many people waiting at the bus stop, 37.________ some of them looked very anxious and 38.________ (disappoint). When the bus finally came, we all hurried on board. I got a place next 39.________ the window, so I had a good view of the sidewalk. A boy on a bike 40.________ (catch) my attention. He was riding beside the bus and waving his arms. I heard a passenger behind me shouting to the driver, but he refused 41.________ (stop) until we reached the next stop. Still, the boy kept 42.________ (ride). He was carrying something over his shoulder and shouting.Finally, when we came to the next stop, the boy ran up to the door of the bus. I heard an excited conversation. Then the driver stood up and asked, “Did anyone lose 43._______ suitcase at the last stop？” A woman on the bus shouted, “Oh, dear! It's 44.________(I)．” She pushed her way to the driver and took the suitcase thankfully. Everyone on the bus began talking about what the boy had done and the crowd of strangers 45.______ (sudden) became friendly to one another9Dirty water rose in wells and canals before the earthquake. But no one judged that an earthquakewas coming. 1.________ (sudden), everything shook. It seemed as if the world was 2.________ an end. Millions of brick houses and a number of dams 3.________ (destroy). Railway tracks became useless bars. Pipes in mines burst and let 4.________ smelly steam. Huge cracks trapped cyclists everywhere.The next day, this event was the headline or main title of all newspapers. With the reporters 5.________ (give) an outline of the disaster, the whole nation was shocked by the damage and the victims' extreme suffering. People were moved 6.________ they read that the 7.________ (survive) comforted each othe r by saying “Congratulations! You survived！”. So they not only expressed their sympathy sincerely, but also organized together 8.________ (help) the victims right away. The injured were rescued and the dead 9.________ (be) buried. The 10.________ (frighten) survivors were dug out from under the ruins and were offered shelter, fresh water and electricity. Thanks to people's help, the loss was minimized.10Nelson Mandela, born in Transkei, South Africa, 1.________ (be) President of South Africa. He graduated 2.________ the University of Fort Hare and the University of Witwatersrand. In 1944, he joined the African National Congress. He helped many people in his life. Here is the story about 3.________ he helped a black worker, Elias.Mandela used to be a 4.________ (law) to whom Elias went for advice and help and he was generous with his time, for which Elias was grateful. Elias had little education, so he could not read 5. ________ write well. Mandela helped him stay in Johannesburg and he became more hopeful about his future. Elias helped Mandela blow up some government buildings, even though it was very 6.________ (danger). When Elias was put in prison, where he spent the hardest time of his life, again he got help from Mandela.Because of the use of violent actions, Mandela 7. ________ (sentence) to life imprisonment. During his years in prison, he began a school for the prisoners and the prison guards, 8.________ had little learning. Mandela's reputation grew greatly. He was accepted as the most important black leader in South Africa. Nelson Mandela was released on February 18, 1990. After his release, he devoted 9.________ (he) to his life work, 10.________ (try) to achieve the goals he and others had set out almost forty years earlier. In 1991, Mandela was elected President of the ANC.答案156. but 57. have been 58.that 59. performed / being performed 60. reflection61. by 62. closest 63. nor 64.took 65. be organized【答案解析】56. but此处表转折。